Television : Dangerous or Beneficial?

Topic: Television is dangerous because it destroys family life and anysense of community; instead of visiting people or talking with our family we just watch television. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Personally, I do not agree with that statement. Nowadays, television, which has become one of inseparable parts in life, has a lot of advantages.

First, some television programmes, for instance news programmes, provide us latest news and information about national and international events. Some other television programmes also tell us about reality in everyday life, for example “Reportase”, which often expose crime in society. Moreover, television programme such as science and animal life programme, could expand our knowledge and mind about scientific processes or wild animal’s life in their habitat.

Second, watching television enables us to get the information we needed faster than by newspapers or magazines, because television uses satellite to send information, so it is such an effective way to get information, together with sounds and pictures.

Third, by watching television with interesting and enlightening programmes, we could discuss some topics with our family members, for example we could ask for opinion about a political or social issues, government, art, music, and so forth. Thus, variety of those television programmes could enrich us with other people’s opinion. We could talk with our close relatives and that make sense of a small but very essential part of community, that is, a family.

Although some argue that television is dangerous, bad for children, and so forth, in fact, because of those advantages, television still play an inevitable role in our world society today. If we use this electronic appliance wisely and properly, we could get more benefits than disadvantages in watching TV. In accordance with children’s purpose, parents could choose and switch suitable programmes for their children, based on their age.

Finally, because of the above reasons, I conclude that television has a lot of advantages, so I do not agree with the statement.